No fooling! Show us your commuter bike on April 1

People from all walks of life and all lines of work are bicycle commuters, even board chairmen, like the man in this photo. With the weather turning warmer and gas prices remaining unstable, perhaps you’ve noticed your neighbors heading to work on two wheels instead of four. Maybe you’ve made this wise choice yourself.

It helps to have a rack or basket, like the man in the photo, with which to safely transport your purse, attaché, gear bag, gunny sack, book satchel, toolbox, lunch pail, bait bucket or microphone case to work. Have you modified your bicycle to carry these items and more? If so, please show it off at our next 2Wheels 2Work bicycle commuting event on Friday, April 1. We’ll depart from the Habersham Village Shopping Center at 7:30 a.m. and head north into downtown Savannah to enjoy free pre-work coffee from Jittery Joe’s

What’s more, a SCAD industrial design class is researching the cargo carrying abilities of bicycles and will be on hand to check out the commuter bikes and other beasts of burden. So bring your machine and ride to work with us.

Ride your bike to work on Nov. 6

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The Savannah Bicycle Campaign’s 2 Wheels 2 Work commuting event returns on the first Friday in November. As usual, a group ride will leave the Habersham Village shopping center parking lot at 7:30 a.m., bound for Johnson Square. If this route corresponds with your normal commute, please join us. If not, make your own way to Johnson Square and enjoy free coffee from Jittery Joe’s, starting at 8 a.m.

The U.S. Census reports bicycle commuting is up 14 percent since 2007, 36 percent since 2005, and 43 percent since the 2000 Census. So get on your bike and get with the trend! If you’ve never commuted by bike before, check out this Web site for tips to get started.